as for the 49ers defense, they were big. check out willis, the sack of them, clemens, one of four, 49er sacks. and the 9ers wore down the rams 23-13 to improve to 8-4. >> a tough opponent and, you know, all of the all of the pressure of the high stakes of this time of the year. i thought our guys answered the bell on that. >> male viewers shield your eyes, not a good place to be hit there. >> a lot of chippiness out there not anything on our part but on their part. and, you know, maybe that was the game plan. it did not work. >> all right. nick, the 49ers a favor. he and the eagles took care of the cardinals today. three touchdown, 2 to stanford product there. eagles hold down the cardinals by 3. 24-21. >> so, the 49ers now have a 1- game lead for the final wild card spot in the nfc. the panthers now, san francisco will host the division-leading seahawks next sunday at the stick. afc business, the raiders had the day off. got to sit back and watch the chiefs and broncos go toe-toe, manning and the broncos forced to play catc